Travel to the heart of medieval Ireland, to a time of turrets, towers and battlements when the Normans held sway. Savour the stories of the family dynasties and castles which played host to the battles, romance, rivalries and rebellions which shaped Ireland for centuries to come.

Tipperary’s beautiful landscapes have been shaped by a turbulent and often bloody past, where power was won and lost, where alliances were formed and betrayals unearthed, where villains and heroes earned their reputations.

From the iconic Rock of Cashel to picture perfect Cahir Castle, the Elizabethan splendour of Ormond Castle, the bloody history of Roscrea Castle, the seemingly indestructible Nenagh Castle, and Leap, the ‘world’s most haunted castle’.

Killaloe River Cruises

Killaloe River Cruises provides tours of the River Shannon and Lough Derg. A commentary is provided on all interesting sites during our cruises. Relax and unwind, taking in the breath-taking scenery along the beautiful River Shannon.

Address: Lakeside Drive, Ballina, Co. Tipperary  V94 A402

Killaloe River Cruises

Marlhill Open Farm

Marlhill Open Farm is owned and operated by the Fitzgerald Family. Marlhill Farm opened in October 2021. The farm is designed with a young family in mind. The Fitzgerald’s have travelled extensively and visited many family destinations around Ireland and Wales and they know what a family needs to have a fun day out!

Relax and enjoy getting up close and personal with our animals or have a cuppa in their brand new café while the children burn off steam in the in-door and out-door play areas.

Address: Marlhill, New Inn, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Marlhill Open Farm

Tearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre

Tearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre provide indoor and outdoor activities to keep all the family happy and active, whatever the weather. It has a purpose built 6,000 square foot indoor activity centre with slides, crawling tunnels, ball pits and a separate toddler area. Tearaways has a coffee shop for you to relax in whilst your kids play and have fun.

Address: Clonmona, Rathcabbin, Co. Tipperary R42 XC66

Tearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre

Mitchelstown Caves

Mitchelstown Cave is one of the largest and most complex cave systems in Ireland. On the guided tour you will follow ancient passageways and visit massive caverns in which you are surrounded by indescribable dripstone formations, stalactites, stalagmites and huge calcite columns.

Address: Burncourt, Cahir, Co. Tipperary E21 H920

Mitchelstown Caves

Lar na Pairce

Lár na Páirce, is the first museum dedicated to telling the story of the Gaelic Games. Located in Thurles, the birthplace of the GAA, Lár na Páirce GAA Museum is home to Ireland’s first and oldest collection of Gaelic Games sporting heritage.

There are exhibitions on hurling, gaelic football, handball, camogie, hurley making, sports broadcasting, the Sam Melbourne Collection of GAA memorabilia and much more.

Address: Lár na Páirce, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary E41 C6W8

Lar na Pairce

Tipperary Museum of Hidden History

Located in the heart of Clonmel’s civic centre, Tipperary County Museum tells the story of Tipperary and its people from early times to present day and features artefacts from military, religious, social history, political, archaeology, geology, townscapes, photography, sports and industrial collections.

Address: Mick Delahunty Square, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary E91Y891

Tipperary Museum of Hidden History

The Source Arts Centre

The Source Arts Centre is firmly established as one of the best live venues in the heart of Ireland.

Located on the banks of the River Suir in Thurles town centre, The Source has a year-round programme of cultural events including theatre, music, comedy, dance, cinema, children’s theatre, youth arts, and dance. Facilities comprise a 250 seat theatre, visual art gallery, and community studio space.

Address: Cathederal Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary E41 A4E8

The Source Arts Centre

South Tipperary Arts Centre

South Tipperary Arts Centre in Clonmel was founded to be a focal point for the arts in Clonmel and County Tipperary. The centre brings the best of Irish and internationally renowned arts practices to Clonmel, enhancing engagement and opportunities for arts practitioners, audiences and visitors in the region.

Address: 1 nelson Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary E91 W658

South Tipperary Arts Centre

John Hanly & Co Woollen Mills

John Hanly Shop & Exhibit & Co Woollen Mill- where tradition and quality have been spun continuously for five generations. Since 1893, the Hanly family have maintained a tradition of weaving from their mill at Ballyartella, close to Nenagh in North Tipperary.

Located adjacent to the mill on an idyllic site by the Nenagh River, the factory shop offers an enhanced retail experience where you will find great value in luxurious throws & blankets, scarves & fashionable Irish caps & hats. A visit to John Hanly Woollen Mills gives an insight into the story of a weaving enterprise that is rooted in family, community and tradition. It is a fascinating insight into the history, heritage, and continuing story of an Irish Family weaving enterprise.

Address: Ballyartella Woollen Mills, Co. Tipperary E45 P789

John Hanly & Co Woollen Mills

Treacy’s Blueway Bike Hire

Treacy’s Blueway Bike Hire cater for all age groups so why not come along and enjoy a trip on the beautiful Blueway. Take a trip along the Suir Blueway, experience the picturesque 21-kilometre cycle trail along the heritage Blueway towpath from Carrick-on-Suir through Kilsheelan to Clonmel.

Address: North Quay, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary  E32 EF44

Treacy’s Blueway Bike Hire

Cabra Wetlands

The Cabra Wetlands trust was registered in 1993 in an effort to save a vast area of wetland habitats from destruction after the filling-in of the settling pools by the Thurles Sugar Factory during its closure. These lagoons used to be an oasis of wildlife, particularly birds. The Trust was formed and acquired the land adjacent to the filled-in lagoons to ensure the continuation of this resting place for migratory birds.

The Centre is run by a group of committed volunteers who provide exciting field trips for children and adults of all ages. The Wetlands have no less than 15 different habitats including ponds, reed swamps, hedgerows, streams and wild flower meadows. Footpaths and raised walkways with beautifully illustrated information boards as well as a large bird hide make an ideal place for school children to discover the sights and sounds of nature in a safe and child friendly environment.

Address: Cabra, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Cabra Wetlands

Lorrha Monastic Village

Lorrha Monastic Village offers a journey back in time. In the east of Lorrha Village there are the remains of two 8th century high crosses alongside The Augustinian Priory, St. Ruadhan’s Church and St. Ruadhan’s Well. At the west end of Lorrha Village stands The Dominican Abbey. Visitors can explore by themselves or book a tour with one of the knowledgeable tour guides, who will bring history to life with tales of monsters, monks, mysteries, murderers, High Kings & Vikings. Visit the Heritage Centre for more information on tours and what to explore and enjoy while in Lorrha.

Address: Lorrha, Friar’s Close, Co. Tipperary  E45 A213

Lorrha Monastic Village

Brookfield Farm Tours:

Brookfield Farm carefully produces artisan food such as wild flower honey, farm made beeswax candles and tender lambs on the shores of beautiful Lough Derg. Organic farmer Ailbhe Gerrard is driven by a vision of bringing agriculture back to its sustainable roots and producing good food.

The Brookfield Farm walk and talk on biodiversity and bee-keeping is a popular event. It includes local honey tasting and the many acres of wild flowers sown on the farm’s beautiful Lough Derg lakeshore make for a wonderful show.

Address: Brookfield Farm, Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Brookfield Farm Tours:

Cloncannon Bio Farm

Find the time to reach the relaxing beauty of this organic farm on the western slopes of the Devil’s Bit mountain. Take a guided tour of the ‘farming for nature’ enterprises and have your senses enthralled by the mysteries of the natural habitats around you.

Address: Cloncannon, Moneygall, Co. Tipperary E53 AE27

Cloncannon Bio Farm

Kingstown Farm

Kingstown Farm is a family run farm. In 2021 we planted a 3.5 acre field of sunflowers in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Dublin. It is open at various times throughout the year, attractions include sunflower picking in the summer, pick your own pumpkin for Halloween and a corn maze to explore.

Address: Kingstown, Knockbulloge, Cashel, Co. Tipperary  E24 C432

Kingstown Farm

Highest Potential

Highest Potential provides enjoyable wellness activities for children, teens and adults.Suitable for individuals, families, small and large groups, corporate outings, school tours. Tailored to your interests these offerings include;

Mindfulness, nature, foraging, fitness, history & mythology, leave no trace & outdoor skills.

Outdoors, indoors or online, these elements can be enjoyed in different ways;

  • Well-Walks – guided wellness walks in interesting and scenic locations.
  • Well-Works – Wellness Workshops with activities to gain health promoting skills and knowledge.
  • Well-Talks – Live or online talks on natural health, environmental responsibility and sustainable living.

Address: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Highest Potential

Athassel Abbey

Visit one of Ireland’s most extensive monasteries, Athassel Abbey in County Tipperary, stretching out along the banks of the River Suir.

The serene beauty of Athassel Abbey near the village of Golden, 7km from Cashel, belies its past as a major urban centre which once had 2,000 occupants. Established as an Augustinian monastery in the 12th century and dedicated to St. Edmund, Athassel Abbey is the largest medieval priory in Ireland.

Address: Corbally, Golden, Co. Tipperary

Athassel Abbey

Hore Abbey

Hore Abbey, found just outside of Cashel in County Tipperary, was originally a Benedictine monastery. In 1272, the archbishop of Cashel expelled the monks and Cistercians arrived from Mellifont Abbey.

Address: Loughnafina, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Hore Abbey

Fethard Medieval Town

Fethard has the most complete medieval town wall in Ireland with over 90% of the original 1,125m stone wall surviving. The town walls date from 1292 when King Edward I of England gave a murage grant towards the enclosure of the town and the protection of its citizens. This was continued by further murage grants in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Address: Fethard Town, Co. Tipperary

Fethard Medieval Town

St. Patrick’s Well

It is said that St Patrick and St Declan first met at this tranquil site 1,600 years ago. Patrick was journeying south to confront the pagan King of the Déise and Declan feared that Patrick would curse his people. The two holy men resolved their differences and the site was given to Patrick to mark the new friendship.

Situated in a sheltered valley with the sound of water echoing all around, St Patrick’s Well, with its ruined church and cross in the centre of the artificial lake, is a beautiful mix of ancient heritage and modern landscaping. It lies just north of Marlfield village, near Clonmel.

Address: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

St. Patrick’s Well

Lough Derg

If you haven’t yet been to Lough Derg, you are missing out on one of Ireland’s true gems. Nestled in the heart of the country between the counties of Clare, Tipperary and Galway, Lough Derg is the largest and most spectacular Lake on the River Shannon.

For those seeking adventure, the list is endless – from sub aqua diving, canoeing, water-skiing, kayaking and sailing, to golf, cycling, horse riding, angling & fishing.

Lough Derg has it all!

Lough Derg

Glen of Aherlow

The Glen f Aherlow, Tipperary is a walker’s paradise offering a variety of low level loop and mountain walks. Walking and trekking holidays are now the most sought-after activity for Irish and overseas visitors to Ireland and what better way to enjoy the natural resources of mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and scenic landscape combined with fresh air and healthy exercise. All these natural features are in abundance in the Glen of Aherlow which makes it so attractive to walkers.

Glen of Aherlow

Nenagh Arts Centre

Nenagh Arts Centre CLG is a vibrant, arts space, that presents an ambitious multi-disciplinary programme of events. The Nenagh Arts Centre facilitate the creation of artistic activities that supports a wide range of participation thus enhancing individual and community wellbeing.

Address: Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary  E45 NX26

Nenagh Arts Centre

Nenagh Tourist Office

A one stop shop for information on local and national activities, attractions, events and tours with a selection of free guides and maps available.

Address: Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary E25 NY26

Nenagh Tourist Office